Charlotte vs DeWitt

A side-by-side comparison of Charlotte and DeWitt: population, income, housing, and more.

Charlotte and DeWitt are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeWitt has the higher population (5,535 vs 431 in Charlotte). DeWitt has the higher median household income ($84,474 vs $69,792 in Charlotte). DeWitt has the higher median home value ($223,100 vs $95,500 in Charlotte).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte	DeWitt
Population	431	5,535
Median age	36.8 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$84,474
Median home value	$95,500	$223,100
Median gross rent	$704	$950
Housing units	193	2,254
Homeownership rate	78.1%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte	DeWitt
Population	323 → 431 (+33.4%)	5,203 → 5,535 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$61,500 → $69,792 (+13.5%)	$53,580 → $84,474 (+57.7%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $95,500 (-7.8%)	$146,000 → $223,100 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $704 (+22.4%)	$808 → $950 (+17.6%)

Charlotte

Population

323431

Median household income

$61,500$69,792

Median home value

$103,600$95,500

Median gross rent

$575$704

DeWitt

Population

5,2035,535

Median household income

$53,580$84,474

Median home value

$146,000$223,100

Median gross rent

$808$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte	DeWitt
Under 5	2.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	25.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.5%
75 and over	9.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte	DeWitt
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte	DeWitt
No high school diploma	4.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	44.3%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte	DeWitt
Drove alone	90.6%	84.8%
Carpooled	2.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte	DeWitt
1-unit, detached	83.4%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte	DeWitt
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1952	1975